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Brookport is a tiny town of 733 people in Massac County, Illinois. It's about 4 miles from Paducah, KY and 127 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $58k and rent runs about $843 a month.
733people
$58kTypical home
$843/moRent
89° / 43°Summer / winter
3"Snow
233Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 733
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,123 people per sq mi
- 127 mi to Nashville, TN
- 4 mi to Paducah, KY
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $58k (≈$368/mo)
- Median rent $843/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (209 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (613 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to PAH airport
- 128 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 345 ft
- 443 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 147 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 104 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Massac County: R+49 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk